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Sep-16-14 Atlanta, GA The data breach that affected retail giant Home Depot, and revealed in recent days, is not only the latest example of a hacker accessing customers personal information amidst data storage systems that are generally assumed as secure, it could be the largest yet. The breach could eclipse that of Target, which affected about 40 million con... - More Bad News surrounding Home Depot Data Breach
Nov-12-14 Los Angeles, CA The data breach nightmare that hit retail giant Home Depot last year is continuing to have repercussions for both the retailer and the millions of North Americans who fell victim to the massive hack simply for being a customer. Many a data breach lawsuit has come forward as a result of the compromised information. Now comes word that... - Home Depot Wages Settlement
Jul-7-23 San Francisco, CA A Home Depot wage & hour class action lawsuit is seeking preliminary approval of a $72.5 million settlement, which will resolve allegations of unpaid off-the-clock work. The complaint was brought under California's Private Attorneys General by the home improvement company’s workers going back to early 2016 and a trial w... - The Home Depot Inc. Seeks to Have Data Breach Lawsuit Dismissed
Nov-13-15 Atlanta, GA: As data breaches prove a continuing threat in an increasingly fluid online world where everyone has a presence, previous data breaches having resulted in lawsuits are duking it out in the nation’s courts. To that end, a sizable putative class of banks currently embroiled in a lawsuit with Home Depot over a massive data breach from 2014 i... - Home Depot Data Breach Lawsuit Alleges Complacency to Blame
May-24-15 Atlanta, GA A consolidated Home Depot data breach lawsuit , filed on behalf of consumers who say they were harmed by the data hack, alleges that Home Depot’s management is to blame for the security. The lawsuit alleges that complacency in securing customer data allowed hackers to access private consumer financial and personal information. Accor... - Plaintiffs Seek Recusal of Latest Judge in Home Depot ERISA Lawsuit
May-16-22 Atlanta, GA On April 15, plaintiffs in Pizarro v. The Home Depot asked U.S. District Judge Steven D. Grimberg to recuse himself because of his association with the Chamber of Commerce, which had filed an amicus curiae brief in support of The Home Depot in 2021. The $140 million class action ERISA lawsuit was assigned to Judge Grimberg on March 4 of t... - More Lawsuits Filed in Home Depot Data Breach
Dec-18-14 Atlanta, GA Lawsuits filed in the Home Depot data breach have been consolidated into a multidistrict litigation. The 11 lawsuits have reportedly been consolidated in Atlanta federal court in the Northern District of Georgia. The lawsuits allege Home Depot did not comply with data security guidelines concerning the protection of customer information. ... - Home Depot Retirement Fund Holders Get Second Chance in Court
Aug-19-08 Atlanta, GA Former Home Depot employees get a second chance at recovering losses to their ERISA portfolios after a federal appellation court reversed a dismissal of their lawsuit. Several lawsuits have been filed against Home Depot's former CEO and retirement plan management for the imprudent investment of employee retirement funds . . On July 31,... - Home Depot Equipment Fee
Nov-15-06 Fort Lauderdale, FL: A class action lawsuit filed against Home Depot last year is challenging the company's damage waiver fee for equipment rentals. The suit, which was filed in Florida, claims that Home Depot automatically adds a charge of 10 percent to all rental equipment in order to cover possible damage to the tools. Customers are never told that... - Home Depot Employees File ERISA Class Action Lawsuit over 401(k) Mismanagement
May-9-18 Atlanta, GA On April 12, 2018, two Home Depot 401(k) plan participants, Jaime Pizarro and Craig Smith, filed an ERISA lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Georgia. The complaint alleges that The Home Depot breached its duty to Plan participants in three ways: by choosing poorly-performing investment options, allowing inve... - Misclassified to Avoid Overtime Compensation
Apr-29-09 Seattle, WA Even though Home Depot has settled overtime claims for assistant managers out of court and a class action lawsuit in 2001 alleged that it denied workers millions of dollars in overtime by misclassifying some employees as exempt, Mike S. says he was misclassified as exempt until recently: he was an assistant manager and paid a salary, yet he... - Home Warranty Companies Denying Claims on Dubious Grounds
Bad faith insurance lawsuits have been filed against American Home Shield and its subsidiary companies, alleging the companies improperly denied customer claims. Some American Home Shield lawsuits have been settled, including one that alleged the company paid illegal kickbacks to realtors. American Home Shield policyholders who feel their claims were im... - Construction Sites, Home Depot Inc. agrees to $1.3 million EPA Clean Water Act violations settlement
Denver, CO: (Feb-26-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Home Depot Inc., alleging that the company had violations of the federal Clean Water Act at 34 Home Depot store construction sites in 28 states. Records stated that those sites include three in CO, at Pioneer Hills and Saddle Rock in Aurora and in Evergreen. The EP... - Home Depot Toxic Sludge Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Aug-17-07) The state of California and Los Angeles County prosecutors brought a civil lawsuit against Home Depot, alleging that the retailer failed to properly store and transport hazardous sludge. The suit stemmed from an incident when a 55-gallon drum at Home Depot's Marina Del Rey store blew up in 2004, causing a fire and an evacuation... - This Overtime Bonus Lawsuit Grew From 23 Cents
Aug-14-12 Antioch, CA It can be a tough pill to swallow when a class action overtime bonus lawsuit stems from an employee being shortchanged 23 cents. But that's what a major supplier of office merchandise is facing in a class action recently certified under California law and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). According to Leagle Inc. , Provine v. Office... - Home Warranty Insurance Claim Denied Lawsuit
Lawsuits have been filed against various home warranty companies alleging the companies practice bad faith insurance . Specifically, customers allege in these home warranty lawsuits that home warranty providers—that is, third party administrators (TPA) that offer extended warranties —illegally deny claims, a situation similar to having an... - Home Depot's Rental Equipment: Bogus Policy
Feb-1-06 Home Depot calls it a "damage waiver fee": it automatically adds a 10 percent charge to its rental equipment without telling customers that this charge is optional. As reported by law.com, a class action lawsuit has been filed in state court in Florida on behalf of thousands of customers who rented equipment over the past five years from the home improve... - Nursing Home Abuse And Personal Injury
You may have gone to great lengths and expense to find the right elder care facility or nursing home for a member of your family or someone you know. It is a traumatic and difficult decision to place someone in a nursing home and you can only hope that they will receive the best possible care. Unfortunately, nursing home abuse is more prevalent than... - Best Buy Price Match: An Insider's View
Mar-18-08 Beverly Hills, CA Customers of Best Buy stores have been having difficulty with the chain's Price Match policy, which appears to promise a practically universal price match in Best Buy promotion and marketing, but contains so many exclusions in the fine print that the effective usefulness of the policy is gutted. What's more, an employee of Best Buy... - Stand 'n Seal Spray Respiratory Damage and Death
Washington, DC: It took two recalls, two deaths and at least 80 serious injuries to take the grout sealant Stand 'n Seal Spray , out of the marketplace. Most troubling is that the manufacturer knewÓ-for more than 18 monthsÓthat this dangerous product caused respiratory injuries. Roanoke Companies (now called BRTT) introduced the produ...